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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

AMBIKA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.3%LKD 29.1%14 others 34.6%
Votes
31,902
36.3% share
Winning margin
6,276
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.2%
of 1,71,746

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMBIKA SINGH
INC
INC
31,90236.3%
2
RAM PRASAD CHOUDHARY
LKD
Lok Dal
25,62629.1%
3
RAM LAKHAN SINGH
ICS
6,4837.4%
4
OM PRAKASH URF RAM MILAN
JNP
Janata
6,1487.0%
5
CHHOTE LAL
ICJ
3,3023.8%
6
DURGA PRASAD NISHAD
IND
2,4992.8%
7
UDAI PRAKASH SINGH
IND
2,0982.4%
8
SAILENDRA KUMAR
IND
2,0202.3%
9
RANVIR SINGH
DDP
1,8312.1%
10
DHANUSH DHARI
BJP
BJP
1,5881.8%
11
RAM DIN
IND
1,2811.5%
12
JANARDAN
IND
1,2001.4%
13
AYODHYA PRASAD
IND
1,0871.2%
14
SHYAM SUNDER
IND
4040.5%
15
RAM ADHAR
IND
3360.4%
16
SANKAT PRASAD SINGH
IND
1710.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.4% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
241st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
73rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%LKD 29.1%ICS 7.4%JNP 7.0%OTH 20.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,08,367
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,558 km²
SC population30.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.9%Muslim 11.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.1%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation24.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.8%
Children fully vaccinated58.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.9%
Clean cooking fuel43.4%
Health insurance15.3%

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